Citroen: 100 years of innovation on display

In 1976, a bright orange edition of the 2CV was released named the 2CV Spot. There was so much interest that Citroën began making new special edition versions of the classic model. The art deco-styled Charleston was introduced in October 1980 as one such special edition. It was so successful that it became an official production model and continued in production for 10 years.

Ultimately, a total of 8,000 units were sold, two thirds of them under 35. It was initially offered in burgundy and black, then yellow and black and finally dark and light grey as shown here.

On the first generation, the headlight housings were painted and on the second they were chromed. All special editions were fitted with small stainless steel hubcaps covering the central dome and lug nuts only.

A 2CV starred in the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only, which led to a special edition complete with 007 decals and fake bullet holes.

This particular example has had only two owners. The next owner kept the car garaged in Europe for eight years and Peter Mullin acquired it in 2015.